This now the fourth week I've been here. Most of my fellow moonies write
letters home. Me...? HA! I gave Mom and Dad the silent treatment whenever I found out
that I had to leave. So, give me one good reason why I should write home. There is no
good reason. Although I did write home once. Once. I was telling them my new address
I would be reached at for the 12 week period. I asked them to send me a whole angel
food cake, half a batch of cookies, a notebook, and a pen. The angel food cake and
cookies I would share with Mia. And give Usagi a cookie or two, if she asked.
I asked for the notebook and pen so that I could draw or write in it like a diary
if I had time. Luckily, Usagi let us have a couple of hours for free time, or "recess" as
she calls it. So I sat on my bed writing.
"The fourth week of training. Wow, the end of the first month already. The only
things I miss at home are Rollie, Pollie, Ollie, and Sulley-" I wrote. Rollie, Pollie, Ollie,
and Sulley are my dogs. "They are my dearest friends at home. They comfort me and
try to cheer me up when I am sad. They even protect me. Why, when one of my friends
came over to spend the night, one of them would growl at her whenever she comes in
the house. But when I tell them it's all right, they back off and come up to my friend and
lick her hand. I miss them terribly-"
"April," I looked up and saw Mia looking at me. "Are you alright?" I didn't
notice, until now, that I was crying.
"Yeah. Never better," I replied, wiping my eyes. I set down my notebook and
pen and went to my lockbox. I put in the combination on the lock and opened it. I
grabbed in and grabbed a hunk out of my angel food cake. There was very little of it left.
I gave the rest to Mia. I bet into the piece of cake and went back to writing.
"Also, I miss my only friend who didn't have to come to boot camp. She didn't
like Sailor Moon, but she just puts up with me talking about it. I'm glad she's not the
critisizing type. I can't stand people who critize. They get on my nerves," I paused to
take another bite of cake. "Well, Ashley used to like Sailor Moon. But when Cartoon
Network took it off the air, she started to stop liking it. Damn them people at Toonami.
I always thought of Ashley as Sailor Moon if she was not a klutzy baby. No offense to
my drill instructor, Usagi. I mean, Ashley is my hero. She will never hurt her friends in
any way, unless she was horsing around with them. She would NEVER betray or spread
rumors about them. My gosh- I'm talking about her as if she were dead!"
"Okay, future Senshi! Time's up of recess! Time to go back to training," said
Usagi.
"Usagi is calling for us to get back to training. Until next time," and I closed
the notebook and put the cap on the pen and set it aside.
When we were outside on the parade deck, Usagi was explaining to us what
we will be doing at graduation. "When your name is called, you will march up on the
platform-" she pointed at a stage in the center of the parade deck facing the stands.
"Luna will hand you a transformation pen or brooch, present to you what your Senshi
name is, tell you your transformation phrase, and your attack phrases. You will
transform and Artemisu will give you a piece of paper. It tells you your transformation
and attack phrases, in case you forget. He will also hand you a certificate and a letter,"
explained Usagi. Somebody came up behind her and put his or her hands over
Usagi's eyes.
"Guess who?" asked the voice. Usagi took the hands and pulled them down.
She turned and saw Seiya. Usagi frowned. Not knowing what to feel. I, on the other
hand, knew how to feel.
"It's Seiya!" Mia and I squealed. Usagi and Seiya looked at us. Seiya
sweatdropped. I never saw him up close. Mia and I ran to him and klung to his arm.
"Oh wow! He's got a muscle!" cried Mia. I looked at him with adoration.
"You must like playing football a lot!" I proclaimed. Seiya looked at me.
"Yeah, I take an interest in American football,"
"Well, we knew that, silly!" said Mia. Usagi took Mia and me by the arms and
pulled us away from Seiya.
"We'll see you around, Seiya!" cried me and Mia. We waved to him. When
Usagi was talking with Seiya, we were having a conversation of our own. The other
moonies were staring at us as if we were crazy.
"Oh, oh! He is so cute!" said Mia
"Yeah! I always wondered why Usagi didn't let him kiss her! If Mamoru wasn't
replying to Usagi's letters, which I know why, then Usagi should have assumed that
Mamoru met some other girl and started dating her," I answered. "And ignored Usagi,"
"But that would be down right mean if Mamoru ignored Usagi," added Mia.
"But Haruka and Michiru, on the other hand. They make a GREAT couple!"
"I know it! They may be both girls, they make the cutest couples of them all!" I
answered.
"I don't understand why other people think that it's wrong for two girls to like
each other,"
"Eh, in real life that's just weird. But in an Anime, such as Sailor Moon, there's
nothing wrong with it. I mean, the Japanese MUST be less perverted than us Americans.
That's probally why DiC wanted to cut out most of the scenes or transformation scenes
and making changes,"
"April no baka*! I knew that!" said Mia. I looked at her and looked offended at
what she called me. Then I turned around so my back would face her.
"Hmph!" I said, pretended to be mad at her.
"Buhite Apiriru!" cried a voice. I swung around and found out that Usagi said
it. "I must speak with you," I looked at Mia, who shrugged. I walked over to Usagi.
"Yes, Usagi-sama?" I asked. Usagi put a hand on my shoulder and looked me
in the eye.
"Your mother is here. She's come to take you home," I raised an eyebrow.
"What? Uh-uh. Why would they-" Mother walked up to me.
"What are YOU wearing?! You change to your regular clothes and your coming
home right away!" said my mother.
"Kisama!" I cried. My fellow Moonies looked at me, or at least I could almost
feel their eyes on the back of my head. Usagi was trying to hold back a giggle.
"What?!" exclaimed Mom. "What does that mean?"
"You bitch! NOW you say I didn't have to come here!?" I screamed. I turned
and walked back over to Mia. "URGH! The nerve of that woman!"
"What did she say?" Mia wanted to know.
"That woman wants me to come home," I said. I paused and added with sarcasm,
"Heh, yeah. Like I wanna stay here. I love it here! I don't ever want to leave this place!"
"Well that's good! 'Cause if you left, I would've been here by myself with no
one to talk to," replied Mia. I smiled.
letters home. Me...? HA! I gave Mom and Dad the silent treatment whenever I found out
that I had to leave. So, give me one good reason why I should write home. There is no
good reason. Although I did write home once. Once. I was telling them my new address
I would be reached at for the 12 week period. I asked them to send me a whole angel
food cake, half a batch of cookies, a notebook, and a pen. The angel food cake and
cookies I would share with Mia. And give Usagi a cookie or two, if she asked.
I asked for the notebook and pen so that I could draw or write in it like a diary
if I had time. Luckily, Usagi let us have a couple of hours for free time, or "recess" as
she calls it. So I sat on my bed writing.
"The fourth week of training. Wow, the end of the first month already. The only
things I miss at home are Rollie, Pollie, Ollie, and Sulley-" I wrote. Rollie, Pollie, Ollie,
and Sulley are my dogs. "They are my dearest friends at home. They comfort me and
try to cheer me up when I am sad. They even protect me. Why, when one of my friends
came over to spend the night, one of them would growl at her whenever she comes in
the house. But when I tell them it's all right, they back off and come up to my friend and
lick her hand. I miss them terribly-"
"April," I looked up and saw Mia looking at me. "Are you alright?" I didn't
notice, until now, that I was crying.
"Yeah. Never better," I replied, wiping my eyes. I set down my notebook and
pen and went to my lockbox. I put in the combination on the lock and opened it. I
grabbed in and grabbed a hunk out of my angel food cake. There was very little of it left.
I gave the rest to Mia. I bet into the piece of cake and went back to writing.
"Also, I miss my only friend who didn't have to come to boot camp. She didn't
like Sailor Moon, but she just puts up with me talking about it. I'm glad she's not the
critisizing type. I can't stand people who critize. They get on my nerves," I paused to
take another bite of cake. "Well, Ashley used to like Sailor Moon. But when Cartoon
Network took it off the air, she started to stop liking it. Damn them people at Toonami.
I always thought of Ashley as Sailor Moon if she was not a klutzy baby. No offense to
my drill instructor, Usagi. I mean, Ashley is my hero. She will never hurt her friends in
any way, unless she was horsing around with them. She would NEVER betray or spread
rumors about them. My gosh- I'm talking about her as if she were dead!"
"Okay, future Senshi! Time's up of recess! Time to go back to training," said
Usagi.
"Usagi is calling for us to get back to training. Until next time," and I closed
the notebook and put the cap on the pen and set it aside.
When we were outside on the parade deck, Usagi was explaining to us what
we will be doing at graduation. "When your name is called, you will march up on the
platform-" she pointed at a stage in the center of the parade deck facing the stands.
"Luna will hand you a transformation pen or brooch, present to you what your Senshi
name is, tell you your transformation phrase, and your attack phrases. You will
transform and Artemisu will give you a piece of paper. It tells you your transformation
and attack phrases, in case you forget. He will also hand you a certificate and a letter,"
explained Usagi. Somebody came up behind her and put his or her hands over
Usagi's eyes.
"Guess who?" asked the voice. Usagi took the hands and pulled them down.
She turned and saw Seiya. Usagi frowned. Not knowing what to feel. I, on the other
hand, knew how to feel.
"It's Seiya!" Mia and I squealed. Usagi and Seiya looked at us. Seiya
sweatdropped. I never saw him up close. Mia and I ran to him and klung to his arm.
"Oh wow! He's got a muscle!" cried Mia. I looked at him with adoration.
"You must like playing football a lot!" I proclaimed. Seiya looked at me.
"Yeah, I take an interest in American football,"
"Well, we knew that, silly!" said Mia. Usagi took Mia and me by the arms and
pulled us away from Seiya.
"We'll see you around, Seiya!" cried me and Mia. We waved to him. When
Usagi was talking with Seiya, we were having a conversation of our own. The other
moonies were staring at us as if we were crazy.
"Oh, oh! He is so cute!" said Mia
"Yeah! I always wondered why Usagi didn't let him kiss her! If Mamoru wasn't
replying to Usagi's letters, which I know why, then Usagi should have assumed that
Mamoru met some other girl and started dating her," I answered. "And ignored Usagi,"
"But that would be down right mean if Mamoru ignored Usagi," added Mia.
"But Haruka and Michiru, on the other hand. They make a GREAT couple!"
"I know it! They may be both girls, they make the cutest couples of them all!" I
answered.
"I don't understand why other people think that it's wrong for two girls to like
each other,"
"Eh, in real life that's just weird. But in an Anime, such as Sailor Moon, there's
nothing wrong with it. I mean, the Japanese MUST be less perverted than us Americans.
That's probally why DiC wanted to cut out most of the scenes or transformation scenes
and making changes,"
"April no baka*! I knew that!" said Mia. I looked at her and looked offended at
what she called me. Then I turned around so my back would face her.
"Hmph!" I said, pretended to be mad at her.
"Buhite Apiriru!" cried a voice. I swung around and found out that Usagi said
it. "I must speak with you," I looked at Mia, who shrugged. I walked over to Usagi.
"Yes, Usagi-sama?" I asked. Usagi put a hand on my shoulder and looked me
in the eye.
"Your mother is here. She's come to take you home," I raised an eyebrow.
"What? Uh-uh. Why would they-" Mother walked up to me.
"What are YOU wearing?! You change to your regular clothes and your coming
home right away!" said my mother.
"Kisama!" I cried. My fellow Moonies looked at me, or at least I could almost
feel their eyes on the back of my head. Usagi was trying to hold back a giggle.
"What?!" exclaimed Mom. "What does that mean?"
"You bitch! NOW you say I didn't have to come here!?" I screamed. I turned
and walked back over to Mia. "URGH! The nerve of that woman!"
"What did she say?" Mia wanted to know.
"That woman wants me to come home," I said. I paused and added with sarcasm,
"Heh, yeah. Like I wanna stay here. I love it here! I don't ever want to leave this place!"
"Well that's good! 'Cause if you left, I would've been here by myself with no
one to talk to," replied Mia. I smiled.